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Table Lamps For Sale
Antique Pair of French Doré Bronze Neoclassical Ormolu Gilt Candlesticks Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Stylish Pair of Patinated Ormolu Bronze Dore Electric Table or Mantle single light Lamps of French origin, professionally re-wired for electricity, mid Nineteenth Ce...
Category
19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-Centy Space Age Jucker Table Lamp by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small space age table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Flos after a design by Afra and Tobia Scarpa from the 1960s.
A playful but very functional design. The lamp consists of the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Green by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The masterful table lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni gets a dazzling makeover.
Collectors now have a new reason to cherish the Snoopy table lamp by Achille and Pier Gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Early 20th Century English Brass Student's Lamp
Located in London, GB
A good quality early 20th Century English brass 'student's lamp' with carrying handle.
Shown here with a hexagonal papyrus shade, available separately.
Nice original condition. Sup...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp with Marquina Marble Base
By Zanaboni
Located in Milan, IT
A striking and precious addition to a study, living room, or entryway, or an elegant choice for nightstand, this table lamp is a sophisticated piece of functional decor that will enr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Gold, Metal
$7,176 / item
Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC.
Measures - 24"H x 15.5"W x 15.5"D.
An Arts & Crafts style table lamp featuring a leaded stained glass shade. The lamp showc...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Stained Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
2 Art Deco Table lamp with fabric shades vienna 1920
Located in Wien, AT
2 Art Deco Table lamp with fabric shades vienna 1920
Brass polished and stove enameled
The shades are replaced ( new )
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Ceramic Mid Century Table Desk Lamp by Jacques & Dani Ruelland, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare French mid century grey ceramic stoneware table desk lamp by Jacques & Dani Ruelland produced in France, 1960s. In good original and working condition with minimal signs of use ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Red And Gold Murano Glass Table Lamps, circa 1940, Italy.
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant pair of little Murano bedside lamps, circa 1940, Italy.
Red and gold Murano glass, brass and new white fabric shades.
Rewired .
Dimensions: 33 cm H, 13 cm diameter.
All purch...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Famille Verte Rose Ceramic Pomegranate Urn Table Lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Chinese Export table lamp features Famille Verte Rose decor on ceramic ginger jar body with double pomegranate relief handles. The lamp is mounted on carved wooden base and f...
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1950s Barbini Murano Bullicante Glass Lamps, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive, 1950s pair of Murano glass lamps featuring a wonderful gold flecking and encased bubble (bullicante) technique on a white background by Alfredo Barbini. These beautiful l...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Biancardi & Jordan Arte Verona Brutalist Table Lamp in Murano Glass, 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Biancardi & Jordan Arte Verona Brutalist table lamp in Murano glass. Verona, Italy, 1960s or 1970s.
Very unusual and rare brutalist table lamp made by Biancardi & Jordan from Vero...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Spanish Albaster Large Urn Jar Table Lamp, 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Neoclassical Urn Jar Carved Albaster Lamp with Fish Single Handle
Spanish Neoclassical Albaster Urn Jar Table Lamp, 1930s-1940s
Rare find.
This unique urn table lamps features Jar de...
Category
20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Brutalist Unic Sejer Studio Danish Ceramic Table Lamp Dark Blue + New Shade
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Mid-century Danish Brutalist ceramic table lamp by Fridtjof Sejersen for Sejer. Made ca 1960s to 1970s. It´s made in his own studio workshop in Nr. A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
“Pagodina” Wireless Contemporary TableLamp, gold color, brass Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA
The inner peace
For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundation of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Petra M PE Table Lamp in Alabaster by Jordi Veciana 2020
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Petra M PE
Base and diffuser in alabaster. Dimmer placed in the electrical cord. By Jordi Veciana, 2020.
Manufactured by Parachilna.
A cylindrical base, a conical shade both made ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Tiffany Studios New York "Nautilus" Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A natural form captured masterfully in regular glass paneling, the shade of this Tiffany Studios New York lamp graduates from emerald gre...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Chicago Mosaic Lamp Co. Antique Art Nouveau Style Faux Bois Leaded Glass Lamp
By Chicago Mosaic Lamp Co.
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique art nouveau style faux bois form lamp base in a bronze patina. Marked along the edge with the word CHICAGO discernible. The base covered with a leaded glass floral shade with...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Varinia Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Varinia lamp is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Shade included. Please note exact dimensions may vary.
Born in New York ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,650 / item
Single Handpainted Figural Harlequin Lamp by Marboro
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Single figural lamp by the Marboro Lamp Company, of handpainted plaster, formed as a masked jester, standing on a crate, mounted on a base of painted wood.
Stock ID: D2993.
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Marianne Brandt & Hin Bredendieck Bauhaus Desk Lamp
Located in Tilburg, NL
This desk lamp is a famous design by Bauhaus greats Marianne Brandt and Hin Bredendieck.
Showing a very simple but bold design this lamp is a true Bauhaus gem.
Our example is ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Table Lamp by Domus, 1960s
By Domus
Located in Hagenbach, DE
The Domus table lamp from the 1960s is a stunning piece crafted from thin, curved wood, embodying the sleek, functional design principles of the Bauhaus movement. Though it has some ...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Textile, Teak
$864 Sale Price
20% Off
Jean Gauthier Rare Art Deco Table Lamp, 1920
By Gauthier
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French Art Deco table lamp by Jean GAUTHIER (Paris), France, 1920s. Frosted glass shade with an enameled floral design cast into the glass. Wrought-iron base. Same period as Lal...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of exceptional Art Déco and Grand Tour bronze table lamps, France, 1920s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of exceptional French table lamps in bronze representing two sphinxes from Greek/Roman mythology with a woman's face, lion's body and winged, in French Empire and Art Deco style...
Category
Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A huge "sea snail" lamp - French folk art - 1950s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
This "sea snail" lamp, crafted in the 1950s, was often made using large sea shells as the central element.
Sea shell lamps were popular during this period and came in a variety of s...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Shell, Oak
Anders Pehrson, Table Lamp, Leather, Metal, Plastic, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A metal, leather, and plastic table lamp designed by Anders Pehrson for Atelje Lyktan, Sweden, 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lampada in Porcellana Dipinta a Mano e Ormolu di Mangani Firenze Anni Settanta
Located in Milano, MI
Lampada da tavolo fiorentina vaso a forma di urna dipinto a mano dalla ditta italiana Mangani di Firenze di gusto neoclassico, con volute e dettali floreali dipinti in oro, manici e ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Gilt Hydrangea Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical and playful Italian mid-20th century gilt steel table lamp in the form of a potted hydrangea plant with three arms surrounding a central stem, all with large mop-head hyd...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Vintage French Empire Baroque Ornate Brass Candlestick Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Baroque Ornate Brass Candlestick Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 33" H (to finial) x 24" H (to light socket) x 7" W x 7" D. {3-Way...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Reside...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
Mid-century Danish Brass Leaf shaped piano lamp
Located in Balen, BE
This mid-century Danish piano lamp features a beautifully sculpted, leaf-inspired brass shade and an adjustable arm, allowing you to direct light precisely where needed—perfect for u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Squirrel Table Lamp Night-Light, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco table lamp / night-light, 1920s. Spelter squirrel eating a pine cone. Marble base. Measures: Height 6.1"(15.5cm), width 11.8"(30cm), depth 4.9"(12.5cm). Delivered wir...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
Tall Stemlite Table Lamp by Designline in Brass with White Frosted Shade
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SHIPPING!
A sleek stemlite table lamp made by Design Line. It features a cast aluminum main base in a sculptural tulip form. The lamp base is finished in a brushed brass / gold finish. The frosted glass lamp shade is hand blown and gives off a soft warm filtered light. It works with one standard bulb up to 100 watts and plugs into a standard US outlet.
These retro lamps...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sunflower Table Lamp made in Brass and Wood, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Sunflower Table Lamp made in Brass and Wood, 1960s
Dimension with lamp shade:
Height: 37.00 in (93 cm)
Width: 18.50 in (47 cm)
Depth: 11.81 in (30 cm)
Dimension ...
Category
1960s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Marshall Studios, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12.25” H x 6.25” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 5.25” Top Diameter x 12.25” Bottom Diameter x 7.25” H
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 1...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Flos Bilboquet Table Lamp of Polycarbonate and Steel in Linen Color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Bilboquet Table Lamp of Polycarbonate and Steel in Linen Color by Philippe Malouin
Table lamp with adjustable head. Integrated LED bulb and cut-o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Small White Glass Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977.
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Art Deco Artisan Handmade Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
An Art Deco artisan handmade carved table lamp in beech wood.
Very skillfully executed with a carved octagon shaped base.
A turned/planed pencil shaped stem.
Still maintains its original brass and porcelain lamp holder with on/off switch.
Also it’s original brass shade holder.
Re wired and fitted with an inline on/off dimmer switch compatible with LED or incandescent lamp...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Beech
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculptural Sheet of Metal Table Lamp in Space age Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in Toronto, ON
This exquisite sculptural table lamp is a functional piece of art. It was made in Italy. The material used to construct it is one sheet of metal, meticulously crafted. This one-piece...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
$880 Sale Price
60% Off
FORNASETTI La Commedia Dell'Arte Table Lamp by Fornasetti, 3 Available
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage "La Commedia Dell'Arte" table lamp composed of a flat plexiglass sheet photostatic printed with theatrical design, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form / de...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
$441 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Terracotta Ceramic Table Lamp with Black Linen Shade, Barro Bruñido
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
This collection is shaped from clay sourced from the Sierra Madre mountains in Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is blessed.
Before firing, each piece is meticulously burnish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Linen
Paavo Tynell Table Lamp Model 5061 for Taito Brass and Opaline Glass, circa 1940
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
Impressive Paavo Tynell Table lamp made in polished brass and amber glass shade. The lamp is in great condition and it's stamped by the editor TAITO. Model 5061. Dimension : 38.5 cm ...
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1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Kjell Blomberg, Table Lamp, Oak, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak table lamp designed and produced by Kjell Blomberg, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13.15“ H x 3.35“ Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 6” Top Diameter x ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Midcentury Figural Jester Harlequin Plaster Table Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern sculptural jester plaster table lamp featuring a reflective metallic gold painted finish and harlequin pattern. Original lampshade included.
Measures: 42...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Danish Art Deco Table Lamp by Just Andersen in Diskometal, Model 80D, 1920
Located in Odense, DK
A classic table lamp in patinated disko metal. Made by Danish designer Just Andersen in the 1920s. Model D80, signed underneath.
This piece is in a good vintage condition.
Just And...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Golden Brothers - Bob Lamp in Metallised ABS by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Golden Brothers is called Bob.
Designed by Stefano Giovannoni, Golden Brothers are a family of lamp-characters which, reflecting a soft light on their body, enhance the plastici...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Isamu Noguchi Mid Century Modern Akari 1A table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Akari 1A lamp, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
In good condition.
Edition signed with stamped manufacturer's mark.
Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) was one of the 20th...
Category
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Daum French Art Deco Table Lamp, 1915
By Daum
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Daum Nancy Table Lamp, France circa 1915 Art Nouveau Glass Shade & Bronze Base. This elegant Daum table lamp from Nancy, France, circa 1915, is a stunning example of early 20th-cent...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pink Quadriedri Table Lamp
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Magnificent pair of table lamps, 24 pink Quadriedri for each lamp. Elegant object of furniture.
Period: Late 20th century
Dimensions: 15 inches (38 cm) height, 10.50 inches (27 cm)...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
$2,342 / set
Wheat Ears Table Lamp by Hans Kögl 1970
By Hans Kögl
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Beautiful table lamp in the shape of sheaves of wheat, design by Hans Kögl and an element that Coco Chanel always had in mind in her creations and that she transferred to the most ex...
Category
1970s European Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$768 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Contemporary Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of brass cage lamps with imposing and massive cubes in pressed blue Murano glass. The lampshade is in white "Incamiciato" Murano glass. In the st...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,363 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Lotus Lamp LT305 Murano Glass and Metal by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age table lamp Lotus model LT305, pelegoso bubble Murano glass and black metal base by Carlo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega. Famous italian design like V...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
German Midcentury Pair of "Cocoon" Table Lamps by Friedel for Goldkant, 1970s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and unique German "Cocoon" Pair of Tripod Table Lamps. These fixtures were designed and manufactured during the 1960s in Germany by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten.
"Goldk...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Newly Refinished -Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tapered Ceramic, Walnut Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition:
Newly Rewired, Newly Refinished, New Linen Shades
Materials: Cream Glazed Ceramic Base, Walnut, Brass Accents
Dimensions:
27”H x 5.75”W x 5.75”D
Shade:
10"H x 13"W x 1...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vincent Garnier Pewter Clam Shell Table Lamp
By Vincent Garnier
Located in Hastings, GB
An exceptional and incredibly rare Pewter clam shell table lamp by Vincent Garinier, France, 1950’s
This limited edition Shell Lamp was designed by the French artist Vincent Gar...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Visor-Form Table Lamps with Opaline Glass Diffusers, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Matching 1960s table lamps with a hinged visor shell that swivels around an internal opaline-glass globe. The shells present in an ivory finish and are most likely carved or moulded ...
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass, Wood
Robert Sonneman Table Lamp Postmodern 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Robert Sonneman Postmodern Table Lamp 1980s
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique Art Nouveau Slag Glass Table Lamp in the Manner of Handel, Circa 1910
By Handel Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Art Nouveau period table lamp with gorgeous caramel slag glass shade
In the manner of Handel
USA, Circa 1910
Measures: 18.25"W x 18.25"D x 24"H. Shade measu...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
FLOS Serena LED Table Lamp in Aluminum by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
At first glance, Serena appears to be in motion—it is a leaf blown by a gentle breeze, dancing through a current of wind. Inspired by the simple beauty of nature, this piece features...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Murano Glass Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Murano glass table lamps featuring two black glass spheres and two clear amber smaller spheres combined together to form the stem of each lamp. They are enhanced with gilt ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,300
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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